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Somalia vs Kenya

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GDP$14.17B vs $147.27BSomalia vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$813 vs $2,714Somalia vs Kenya
Population19.65M vs 57.53MSomalia vs Kenya

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Indicator Somalia KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$14.17B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$813$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy5.9%6.6%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.6%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy18.9%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-9.04B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.6%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$640$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,640$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$32.29B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy28.1%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy14.9%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy5.4%31.8%2024/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy2.2%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy33.8%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy20.7%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy128.1%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy12.9%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-8.7%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$834M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy6.5%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy19.336.92024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy20.4%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$124$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy30%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17.8%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy52.2%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy46%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy133.3%76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-0.4%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy0.1%4.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.8B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.84B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7590.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3220.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade29.2%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade98.8%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4040.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6750.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2290.4562023
PopulationDemographics19.65M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics59 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics15.6 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics6.013.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.9%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics46.6%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.1%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics32.4/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics41.226.62026
Death RateDemographics9.557.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics0.76-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics61.6 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics56.5 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics4.3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth65.434.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.1%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.7%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth30572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth30.8%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.4%35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth562.6378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth101.138.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth34.220.72024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1512072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth61%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth72%88%2025
Basic SanitationHealth28.1%5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth5.8%3.1%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth115.454.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$22$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.9%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0%4%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation49.8%90.8%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation47.9%86.6%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation3.3%84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security53.2%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security5.5M3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture70.3%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture98.46K t1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture56K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture69K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture2K t282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.06K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture690 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,000 kg/ha6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture401 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture4.8M head22.4M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance9322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1650.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1280.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.870.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.79-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.95-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance-2.21-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance-2.26-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.73-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.58-0.352024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance3.87K deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance212025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance112025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance222025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian20.97K617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.35M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian25.7K218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology27.9%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology54126.52023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology61%97.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.732023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology80%98%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology50%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology4%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure54.4%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy49.5 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy45.9 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3.6 MW436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy5.4%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy49.5 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy24.4%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy18.6%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy2.3%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy79.1%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.4 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy512 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy190 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.05 t0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate9.2%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate0%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate18.5 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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